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Benny Goodman Be-Bop Inaugural Extravaganza Amid Jazz Buzz
Reporter follows Benny Goodman and the B-Bop scene from the Royal Roost to the Metropolitan Opera House noting berets and off key singing. The piece surveys Bop’s staying power with Ralph Watkins and cautions on its future dominance in jazz culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy
Buddy Greco
Benny
Benny Goodman
al Beret
Royal Roost
Broadway
Clique
Gowd Iman
Jever
Soroe
Justin Gilbert
Ralph Watkins
George Jessel
Bob Thick
Signature Records
Sisn
Margaret Truman
Jene Dietrich
Paris
Sister Kenny Foundation
Waldorf
Garris
George Washington
Cavanaudh